Winter is coming, but that doesn't have to spell bad news for your rosebushes. Prepare your roses for snow, ice, and frost by completing a few garden tasks.

It may feel like the right time to cut roses back when temperatures begin to cool in the fall, but make sure you don’t cut too much. For most roses, fall is the time for a light ...

Lightly pruning roses in fall helps protect them from wind, snow, and ice. Prune in mid-to-late fall. Use clean, sharp tools to remove diseased or dead wood and shorten tall canes. Avoid heavy pruning ...

Protect roses in winter by shielding the crown—the most vulnerable part of grafted plants. After the first frost, prune to 2–3 feet, tie canes, water occasionally, and add mulch for insulation. Use ...

Some plants need protection going into winter, especially mums, hybrid roses and strawberries. Here are some questions about these plants with answers from horticulturists at Iowa State University, ...

When fall arrives, it's time to start preparing roses for winter. The method you use now to protect your roses from freezing most likely will determine whether they will survive and be healthy plants ...

It's almost - but not quite - time to put your roses to bed for a long winter's rest. Thanksgiving is a pretty good target date because by that time, there usually have been the couple of good freezes ...

All roses need some attention going into winter, and there are many methods to provide winter protection. Horticulturists with Iowa State University Extension and Outreach offer suggestions for ...

All roses need some attention going into winter, and there are many methods to provide winter protection. Here are some questions and answers from horticulturists at Iowa State University Extension & ...